Documents: Jamey Noel's daughter charged more than $100K to Utica fire dept. credit card

Now the Noels' daughter, Kasey, has been named in the investigation, after investigators received detailed information on charges she made on the American Express credit card associated with the Utica/New Chapel accounts. 

According to the detailed charges, Kasey made purchases for: clothing, tanning, cosmetics, manicure and pedicure services, food, tickets, trips, alcohol, utilities, vaping products, gas, Netflix and items from Amazon. 

The charges occurred between Oct. 2018 and Sept. 2023 and totaled $108,660.59. 

Tax and property records indicate that a home Kasey Noel owns on 711 Old Salem Road in Jeffersonville was previously owned by Jamey Noel's brother, Leon, who died in 2018, leaving behind three heirs and his brother, who was named executor of the estate. 

The house was sold to Kasey Noel for $180,000, according to public records, and Jamey Noel gifted Kasey $36,000 in equity as executor. 

Investigators said in one of the latest warrants the $36,000 should have been paid to Leon Noel’s three children as part of their inheritance. Instead, they were “shorted” the money.

In addition, the warrant said Jamey Noel used fire department money to pay for improvements on a second home owned by Leon Noel, and eventually used fire department money to repay the estate. Thus, Jamey Noel profited from assets in his brother’s estate.

Additionally, investigators have learned that Jamey Noel appointed Kasey Noel as his administrative assistant, and a copy of her W-2 states that she earned $77,888 in 2022. 

Although Kasey has not been charged, she is now a part of the investigation, which continues to grow.

One of the newly-released search warrants reveals two more holders of fire department credit cards, fire department board members Kevin Wilkerson and Matt Owen.

It details more than $295,000 in charges to Wilkerson’s card for auto parts, eBay and Amazon purchases, food, gas and other services, with no indication Wilkerson used personal funds to pay the bills.

Neither Wilkerson nor Owen is charged in the case.

Previous warrants revealed more than $4 million in credit card charges made by Jamey and Misty Noel for merchandise and personal expenses, paid with fire department funds.

Both Jamey and Misty Noel have pleaded not guilty to the charges against them and are free after posting bond. 

A judge has set tentative trial dates for May and July of this year.